Daruvu(2012)
Daruvu: Sound Of Mass is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action comedy film written and directed by Siva. The film stars Ravi Teja in dual roles as Bullet Raja and Home Minister Ravindra, alongside Taapsee Pannu. The story follows a small-time crook who dies due to a heavenly error and takes over the body of a corrupt politician. He uses his second chance to fight corruption and reform the political system. The film features veteran actors Kaikala Satyanarayana and Prabhu as Yama Dharmaraja. The soundtrack was composed by Vijay Antony. Daruvu received negative reviews from critics but was a semi-hit at the box office. The film was released on 25 May 2012 with a U/A certificate from the CBFC.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, MX Player
- Theatrical Release
- 25 April 2012
- Director
- Veeram Siva
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
A small-time crook named Bullet Raja dies because of a mistake in heaven. In Yamalokam, he fights Yama and gets a second chance. He enters the body of a corrupt Home Minister. Now he must use his new power to fight the minister's enemies and reform the system.
“Sound of Mass”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Daruvu
Cast reunions in this film: Brahmanandam & M. S. Narayana (79 films together), Sayaji Shinde & Brahmanandam (30 films together), Brahmanandam & Ravi Teja (23 films together), Brahmanandam & Vennela Kishore (20 films together), Brahmanandam & Kaikala Satyanarayana (18 films together), and Sayaji Shinde & M. S. Narayana (16 films together).
Trivia
- The film's working title was 'Yamaleela 2' as it was a spiritual successor to the 1994 fantasy comedy 'Yamaleela'.
- This was the first Telugu film for actress Taapsee Pannu, who later became a major star in multiple Indian film industries.
- Director Siva and actor Ravi Teja collaborated for the third time here, after 'Vikramarkudu' and 'Kick'.
- The movie's plot is loosely inspired by the 1993 Hollywood film 'Heaven Can Wait', which itself is a remake.
- A special set replicating Yamalokam (the underworld) was built in Ramanaidu Studios, which was one of the film's major production expenses.
- The character 'Bullet Raja' was named after Ravi Teja's popular nickname from his earlier mass action roles.
- Despite mixed reviews, the film was a commercial success, running for over 50 days in many theaters across Andhra Pradesh.